Car Lockout in Plantation, FL
Getting back into a locked car in Plantation, FL starts at $90, and the usual total is $90–155 — the same at midnight as at lunchtime. You hear the price on the call before Charlie D. starts driving, and the door is opened with car-entry tools that leave paint, glass and door seals untouched.
A child or a pet locked inside on a hot day? Call 911 now, then us.
- Licensed & insured
- 6-month workmanship warranty
- About 20 min to you
Where we meet you in Plantation
- Broward Mall, 8000 W Broward Blvd at University Drive (Florida YIMBY). Open since 1978 and spread over a single floor of about a million square feet (Wikipedia), so its lot is wide. Tell us the store entrance you parked by. The city also lists a Plantation Police Outreach Center at the mall's address, suite 123 (City of Plantation) — worth knowing if you'd rather wait somewhere other than a dark lot.
- Plantation Walk on University Drive, built where the old Fashion Mall stood, with an office tower, a Sheraton Suites and parking decks (Wikipedia). In a deck, give us the level and the nearest stairwell, and stay where your phone still has signal.
- HCA Florida Westside Hospital, 8201 W Broward Blvd (HCA Florida Healthcare). Coming off a night shift and the keys are on the seat? Same daytime price.
- HCA Florida Plantation Emergency, a 24-hour ER at 4100 NW 4th St that belongs to Westside Hospital (HCA Florida Healthcare). If you've just been seen there, wait inside while we drive over.
- Shopping plazas such as Jacaranda Square, Plantation Pointe or Westgate Plaza (City of Plantation).
- Parks with big lots: Central Park at 9151 NW 2nd Street, which shares its address with the city's aquatics complex, and Volunteer Park at 12050 W Sunrise Blvd out in the Acres (City of Plantation). Name the field, court or barn you're nearest.
- School pick-up lines: Plantation High at 6901 NW 16th Street (Broward County Public Schools) and American Heritage School's Broward campus at 12200 W Broward Blvd (American Heritage).
- Off the highway: pulled off at an I-595 exit (4 Nob Hill, 5 Pine Island, 6 University) or Turnpike exit 58 at Sunrise Blvd? Get somewhere safe and off the shoulder first, then give us the exit number and the nearest business sign (FDOT; Florida's Turnpike).
- Your own driveway — in a guard-gated community such as Hawks Landing, ask the gatehouse to expect us.
Price for a car lockout
| Situation | From | Usual total |
|---|---|---|
| Keys visible inside, everyday car | $90 | $90–155 |
| No key anywhere — a new one has to be made | $169 | $169–369 |
What moves a lockout toward the top of $90–155: a vehicle with deadlocking doors, keys sitting in a trunk that has no release inside the cabin, or a truck with an aftermarket alarm. When you tell us the year, make and model, we can say which end of the range you're at. Ads that promise a "$29 car opening" and then add fees at the curb are an old trick — the figure you hear from us on the phone is the bill.
Streets under the oaks.
Homes from the 1950s and 60s, many still on their first locks.
How the car gets opened
- The call: the car's year, make and model, your location, and if you can spot the keys.
- The quote and an arrival estimate: about 20 minutes to any lot or driveway in Plantation, and Charlie D. confirms the time for your spot on the call.
- On arrival Charlie D. shows photo ID.
- Entry: a soft inflatable wedge makes a narrow gap at the upper corner of the door, and a long reach tool presses the unlock switch. Nothing goes down inside the door panel, where today's cars run wiring and side-airbag parts.
- Proof the car is yours: photo ID with your name, checked against the registration, title or rental agreement — if those papers are in the glove box, we look right after the door opens.
- You start the engine, and only then do you pay (card, Apple Pay or Google Pay, Zelle, or cash), with the itemized invoice sent to your phone or inbox.
Have this ready when you call
Year, make and model, the exact spot (lot, level, row or store), and a photo ID with the same name as the registration or rental contract.
Questions
Will opening the door set off the alarm?
It might. It quiets down as soon as you're holding the key again.
The car is a rental. Who do I call?
Start with the rental company's roadside line. When they say to use a locksmith nearby, keep the agreement in hand.
The keys are in the trunk. We open a front door and use the trunk button inside. No inside release? We tell you the price for that before driving.
I don't have the keys at all. Then you need a key made at the car — see car keys & fobs. Full price list on prices.